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| Harkins, Arthur M. | 2 |
| Woods, Richard G. | 2 |
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| Red Horse, John G. | 1 |
| Red Horse, Yvonne A. | 1 |
| Spicer, Paul | 1 |
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Download full textGibbons, Richard P.; And Others – 1970
A survey conducted by 8 University of Minnesota students was taken in the urban slum of Minneapolis. The survey was concerned with the contemporary situation of urban American Indians and with the attitudes of local businessmen toward urban Indians. The method used involved recording respondent's answers, and much of the content of the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Surveys, Field Interviews, Problems
Drilling, Vern – 1970
Historically, it is believed that the American Indians have problems with alcohol which are disproportionate when compared with persons from other cultures. One of the purposes of this study was to attempt to identify individual and cultural differences in the use of alcohol which might exist between urban Indian, White, and Negro subcultures in…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Blacks
Peer reviewedSpicer, Paul – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1998
Draws on interviews with 50 urban American Indians to examine how foster-care placements compromised former foster children's ability to parent their own children. Discusses the influence of parental drinking on family life, leading to child neglect and foster-care placement; differing experiences of foster children raised by extended family…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Drinking, Early Experience
Harkins, Arthur M.; Woods, Richard G. – 1969
A specially designed questionnaire was given to teenage urban Indians at a dance held for them in Minneapolis to determine the number who were "College Aspirants" (CA) or "Non-College Aspirants" (NCA) along with their preferences and characteristics. It was found that out of 135 usable responses, 95 were interested in attending…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Career Choice
Red Horse, John G.; Red Horse, Yvonne A. – 1981
A program for adolescent American Indian girls, under the auspices of the Social Work Division of the Minneapolis Public Schools, evolved to become a linkage model between human services and American Indian families, focusing upon interrelationships among structure, behavior, and cultural pattern maintenance. Growth and development among Indian…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Cultural Context
Harkins, Arthur M.; Woods, Richard G. – 1968
Problem areas of American Indians in the urban setting, especially employment, education, health, justice, housing, public welfare, parks, libraries, churches, and the Indian Center are summarized. The relationship of these problem areas to Chippewa history and culture in Minnesota is discussed. Indian applicants at the American Indian Employment…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Agency Role, American History, American Indians
